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Urgent care facility opens in Dixon

July 28, 2014

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

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Dr. William Zander, regional medical director of Physicians Immediate Care, gives an eye exam Monday at the newly opened urgent care facility in Dixon. KSB Hospital and Physicians Immediate Care partnered to open the clinic at 1672 Galena Ave. The facility has X-ray capability, lab testing and seven exam rooms – including a pediatric room and a trauma room. Patients with non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses will be treated from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

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Physician assistant Tiffany Connolly (left), Terry Buzzard, chief medical officer of Physicians Immediate Care, Dixon Mayor Jim Burke, KSB President and CEO Dave Schreiner, Stan Blaylock, president and CEO of Physicians Immediate Care, and KSB Chief Practice Officer Kevin Marx take part in the ribbon-cutting at the new urgent care facility Monday afternoon in Dixon. Physicians Immediate Care has 24 other such facilities in the state, and Blaylock said the Dixon site might have seen a record number of patients during its grand opening Monday.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

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Dixon mayor Jim Burke shares a laugh with Physicians Immediate Care founder and director, occupational medicine Dr. John Koehler on Monday afternoon at the grand opening and ribbon-cutting for the walk-in clinic.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

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The pediatric room at the new urgent care center features an infant scale, a TV, and a mural painted on the wall.

Dr. William Zander, regional medical director of Physicians Immediate Care, gives an eye exam Monday at the newly opened urgent care facility in Dixon. KSB Hospital and Physicians Immediate Care partnered to open the clinic at 1672 Galena Ave. The facility has X-ray capability, lab testing and seven exam rooms – including a pediatric room and a trauma room. Patients with non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses will be treated from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.